Stele – Borden

This memorial is dedicated to the men of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. who fought in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps.

Inscription

[Waggoners Park Tablet/plaque du parc Waggoners]

WAGGONERS PARK
1901 RCASC 2001

THIS PARK IS DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE
WHO HAVE SERVED IN
THE ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS

LE PARC DE WAGGONERS
1901 CRIAC 2001

CE PARC EST DÉDIÉ À TOUS CEUX QUI
ONT SERVI DANS LE CORPS
ROYAL D’INTENDANCE DE L’ARMÉE CANADIANNE

[stele inscription/inscription sur la stèle]
[CREST OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY SERVICE CORP.]

1914-1918
SACRED TO THE MEMORY
OF THOSE MEN OF THE
CORPS WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF
FREEDOM
1939-1945
1950-1953
UNITED NATIONS

[plaque/plaque]

ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS
(RCASC)

FORMED ON 1 NOVEMBER 1901, THE RCASC WAS THE COMBATANT
CORPS OF THE CANADIAN ARMY THAT PROVIDED COMBAT SUPPLIES,
TRANSPORTATION, FOOD SERVICE AND CLERICAL SUPPORT IN PEACE,
DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, THE SECOND WORLD WAR, THE KOREAN
WAR AND UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONS.
THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY,
MEMBERS OF THE RCASC PERFORMED WITH DEDICATION, DISTINCTION,
DEVOTION AND PERSONAL PRIDE. THEY WERE A VITAL PART OF EVERY
ARMY OPERATION.SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS SALUTE THEM.

THE RCASC IS A PROUD PREDECESSOR OF THE CANADIAN FORCES
LOGISTICS BRANCH.

“VICTORY IS THE BEAUTIFUL, BRIGHT COLOURED FLOWER.
TRANSPORT IS THE STEM WITHOUT WHICH IT COULD NEVER HAVE
BLOSSOMED.”

WINSTON CHURCHILL

[left/gauche]

WE SHALL REMEMBER THOSE WHOSE ASHES ARE BURIED HERE
NOUS NOUS SOUVIENDRONS DE CEUX DONT LES CENDRES GISENT ICI

BRIGADIER G.E.R. SMITH CBE CD
CAPTAIN A.D. THOMSON CD
CWO G.J. RANDALL CD
CAPTAIN R. A. EMBERLY CD
SGT. V.J. LAPIERRE CD
CWO W.L. COURTICE MMM CD
CWO R.A.J. BOLDUC CD
SGT. K.P. LAWSON CD

[right/droit]

WE SHALL REMEMBER THOSE WHOSE ASHES ARE BURIED HERE
NOUS NOUS SOUVIENDRONS DE CEUX DONT LES CENDRES GISENT ICI

S/SGT. R.W. CAMERON CD
CPL G. BAZINET CD

Ce mémorial est dédié aux hommes du Corps royal de l’intendance de l’Armée canadienne (CRIAC) qui ont combattu pendant les Première et Seconde Guerres mondiales et la guerre de Corée. Il a été érigé par le CRIAC.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.